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Special to The Times-Tribune
April is Redbud Month in Southern and Eastern Kentucky. TOUR Southern and Eastern Kentucky (Tour SEKY) along with Rockcastle County Tourism, Rockcastle Regional and the Christian Appalachian Project will kick off Redbud month April 1st, with the 4th annual “Blooming with Good Health” Awareness Walk.
The walk is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kentucky’s Music Hall of Fame at Renfro Valley.
The first 500 participants will receive free gifts including a tote bag, pedometer, walking stick, cookbook, redbud seedlings and a healthy lunch from the Mount Vernon Subway. Free jump ropes will also be available for the children. Walkers can choose from a one- or two-mile path. They will receive free health tips at stations along the way. A wheelchair/stroller route is available. The walk is free and will be held rain or shine.
For more information about the walk and Redbud Month, contact Maggie Bill at 606-677-6093 or mbill@tourseky.com.
The Redbud Trails program was created in 2004 to encourage and promote tourism in Southern and Eastern Kentucky.
More than 400,000 Redbud trees and seedlings have been planted in Tour’s 47 county service area and an additional 40,000 will be planted in 2010. Schools, non-profit organizations and Community Leaders have all participated in the redbud seedling giveaways and plantings.
Tour SEKY’s mission is to educate, expand, develop and market the existing and potential tourism industry throughout southern and eastern Kentucky, while contributing to the economic, cultural growth, health and awareness, and overall quality of life of the region. For additional information about Tour SEKY, visit www.tourseky.com, or call 606-677-6093.
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